Switch-box.



H. J. WARTHEN. SWITCH BOX.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 28,1906.

UNITEDsTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY J. WARTHEN, oF WASHINGTON,Y DISTRICT oF COLUMBIA.

swrroHBox.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ct. 8, 1907.

Application nur July 2s, 190e. sriaiNo. 328,169.

District of Columbia, 4have invented a new and Auseful 5 improvement in Switch-Boxes, vof which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to outlet boxes or s'witch boxes, andthe objectV thereof is to produce an arrangement particularly adapted toA be applied to outlet-boxes or l0 switch boxes of standard design andlnake whereby the switch and wall plate may be readily adjusted laterally, that is in or out, to become Hush with the sur# face'ahd plane of the wall.

Another object 'of my invention is to provide a more simple and effective mechanism to accomplish the above results without affecting the usual design and style of wall boxes and switches now used and manu- `facturedf To this end the invention includes the combinations and arrangement of component parts to be hereinafter..

. ,described and' particularly pointed outin the`claims. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical" sectional view of a switch box and switchshowingmy invention, and Figi 2 is a perspective view of the adjustable sleeve detached.

The invention includes, generally, a wall box, such as a switch box or an outlet box, adapted to be secured ,Withinl a wall, a switch mechanism adapted to be secured within said box, and internally and externally screw-threaded -sleeves carried on the box and' adapted to be adjustedlat'erally thereon'and to which` theswitch mechanism and wall plate is secured.`

Referring" to the accompanying drawings, l riesig-- natosa wall bbxmshown herein as a .conventional `-xswitch box of the'usiialiconstruction and design adapted to. b secured witliixi" vhe lwalls of buildings. Said box iedprovid with eggs 2 and 2K on its upperand "i loweqvgalls, wh'ch are suitably` tapped at 3 and 3 to :iccoi odate screws. 40 l -Prior to this invention, it has been the'practice to secure the switch mechanism and wall platel within the box by screwing same to the box 1, the wall plate.

boing provided with orifices registering with the taps 3 and 3 therein. vIn order toadjust the wall plate it will be appreciated that the parts and combinations i recitedl may be varied within a wide `range and apwall, and. at the same time secure the plate against displacement, a number' r'ozrashersy or gaskets were carried' onthe screws and interposed between the plate and th-bearing face ofthe m11 of the b xQ suchmethod of adjustment isv'obviously slow and 'unsatis-` yffactory, and' to overcome this difliculty and' accom'-` 1.

plisli a quickerand finer adjustment,I I provide) inten lnally andl externally screw-threaded sleeves 4 'and J4 carried in the screw-threaded taps 3 and lthe box 1.. VSaid sleeves have 4grooves `5 and 5 in their'outer 55 ends to accommodate a screw driver. i In attaching the switch meghanism and wall plate,thesaid sleeves be readily adjusted inwardly and outwardly `from` the -wall until the plate 6 is flush therewith, when it' isiseeured by screws 7 and 7 carried in the bore ofthe sleeves`-4'and 4. i i

The constrfuction and operation -of this invention@ "will-bereadily understood upon reference to the fore' l'going ldescription and the accompanying drawing,andA

plied. to" other( devices of analogous nature without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention. :Having vthus described my invention, what I claim as new 'and desire to be secured by Letters Patent, is- 70 1. An article of the class described comprising a wall liox 'carrying internally and externally screw-threaded sleeves adapted tp be adjusted inwardly and outwardly,' anda wall plate secured to said sleeves, substantially as described. f

2. An article ot the class desbribd comprising a wall boxadjustable sleevesvcarried thereon, and a wall plate `adapted to'iclosesaid box secured to said sleeves, substan-v tlally as described. 3'. An article of the class described comprising a wall' 80 box adapted to contain switch mechanism, internally and externallyscrewithreadedsleeves adapted to be adjusted inwardly and outwardly, carried on said box,a Wall plate closing said box secured upon said sleevesV by screws, substantially as described.` zy i In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in 'thel presence of two subscribing witnesses.

i 'y HARRYJ. WARTHEN. 

